Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-06
CHAPTER ii.
THE BLACK HAND.

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In due course we left Lamu. and ten days
afterwards We found ourselves at spot called
Charra, OH the Tana river, having gone
! through many adventures which need not be
| recorded here.
| At Charra We had violent quarrel with
! the headman OF the bearers we had hired to
| 60 as far as this, and who now wished to ex-
tort large extra payment from US. In the re-
suit he threatened to set the Masai-about
whom more anon-on to us That night lie,
with all our hired bearers, bolted. stealing
most of the goods which had been intrusted
| to them 10 carry. Luckily, however, they
had not happened to steal our rifles, ammuni-
tion and personal effects: not because Of any
delicacy OF feeling on their part. but owing
to the fact that they CHANGED to be in the
charge of the five Wakwafis After that..it
was clear to Us that had had enough Of
caravans and Of bearers Indeed, We hal not
much left for a caravan to carry. And yet
now We're we to get nni
1t was Good who solved the question
Here is water, he said. pointing to the Tana
river; land yesterday | saw a party OF ma
tives hunting hilropotami IN canoes under
stand that Mr.. MacKenzie's mission station is
on the Tana river Why not get into canoes
and paddle up to itF'
This brilliant suggestion was, needless to
say, received with reclamation: and l in
Stantly set to work 10 buy suitable canoes
from the surrounding natives. | succeeded,
after delay of three days, in obtaining two
large ones, each hollowed out OF a single log
of some light wood, and capable of holding
six people and baggage. For these two canoes
We had to pay nearly all our remaining cloth,
and also MANY other articles
On the day following our purchase Of the
two canoes We effected a start In the first
canoe were Good, Sir Henry and three of our
Wakwati followers: in the second myself.
Imslopogaas and the other two Wakwafis.
As our cour,e lay up the stream. we had TO
'eep four paddles at work in each canoe
shich meant that the whole lot of us except
Good, had TO row away like galley slaves:
and very eNhausting work it was ! say ex-
cept, for Of course the moment that Cool got
into a boat his foot was on his native heath
and lie took command OF the party. And
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